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PACE is bouncing back with 2 million riders in May and launching an innovative $5 last-mile service in Crystal Lake to bridge the gap for commuters!

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PACE reports ridership recovery and pilots $5 'Van Gogh' last‑mile service in Crystal Lake
PACE told PTAC it carried roughly 70% of 2019 ridership in May (about 2,000,000 trips) and described a new $5 Van Gogh last‑mile vehicle program in Crystal Lake and a 13‑mile radius vanpool/feeder option to link employers and riders.
citizenportal.ai
August 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Big changes are coming to regional transit with new funding streams, reduced farebox targets, and the creation of an oversight body that will shape the future of transportation!

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Regional transit overhaul redirects fuel sales-tax, cuts farebox target and creates new oversight body
At a McHenry County PTAC meeting, RTA and Pace representatives outlined a recently passed state law that redirects motor-fuel sales-tax revenue to transit, reduces the regional farebox recovery requirement from 50% to 25%, creates a new oversight body (referred to in the meeting as NEDA/NITA) and provides new operating and capital funding streams.
citizenportal.ai
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A groundbreaking House amendment to S.B.2111 could transform regional transit governance and introduce new funding sources, including a potential "billionaire tax."

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New House amendment on SB2111 would reshape regional transit board, add new revenue tools
County staff briefed the committee on a newly filed House amendment to S.B.2111 that would create a successor regional transit board with 20 members, a 12-vote threshold plus 2-of-4 subgroup requirement for key actions, and multiple proposed new revenue sources including a 0.25% regional sales-tax increase, a streaming-service tax, a billionaire ("
citizenportal.ai
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM